Chapter 7: Keeping Your Eyes Shut Turns You Into a Pervert

It was already halfway through the first lesson when Himekoji Akito returned to the classroom.

After calling out “Reporting in!”, he quickly scurried back to his seat with his head hung low, looking utterly defeated.

The strange gazes from everyone made it clear: the rumor about him stopping Aoyama Nanami at the school gate early that morning, trying to take her clothes off and acting like a pervert, had undoubtedly spread among his classmates.

Good news stays home, but bad news it travels fast. How annoying.

“So… Himekoji, wouldn’t it be better to just be a normal student? Is that really so difficult?”

Standing at the podium, Saitou Yui, the teacher, adjusted her signature intellectual glasses and carefully chose her words.

Ugh, alright! It seemed the rumor wasn’t only circulating among the students; even the teachers knew about it!

Please, he desperately prayed, don’t let any police suddenly show up to arrest him again.

Hmm? Why did he say “again”?

Ahem, better not to dwell on the details. As the saying goes, walk by the river often, and you will inevitably get your feet wet. Getting into trouble for stepping out of line and ending up at the police station for some “questioning” was just unavoidable sometimes.

The most recent time… probably was that toilet bombing incident three days ago.

It was spectacular! Like gongs clashing and firecrackers bursting – well, that stuff and that stuff flying everywhere, while that color and that color danced together…

The whole school was shocked!

Then, Himekoji Akito got the handcuffs treatment and was respectfully escorted into the police car by the officers.

To be honest, that had been the most humiliating experience in Himekoji Akito’s long career as a pervert.

He remembered the options back then were:

A: Bomb the Men’s Restroom.

B: Bomb the Women’s Restroom.

At the time, Himekoji Akito had chosen without hesitation…

Cough, let’s stop right there!

As the proverb says, a real man doesn’t boast about his past glory.

So here’s the question: three days ago, did Himekoji Akito choose option A or defect to option B?

Answer now!

…

By the way, the reward for that time had been incredibly rich, a whopping 100 2D Points!

Getting rewards after completing a quest – that was probably one of the few things keeping Himekoji Akito going in life.

Ah, speaking of it, he needed to wipe away his tears first.

The hardship of a pervert, the weariness of a pervert… who could truly understand?

…

“Check balance,” Himekoji Akito mentally commanded while pretending to sleep with his head on the desk.

[Dear User, your current 2D Points balance is: 210.]

See, the reward points from that toilet bombing made up almost half of the total, definitely fitting for such a spectacular event.

“Query currently available light novels and manga for exchange.”

[Please wait…]

[List generated—]

[Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist, Vol 9 — Exchange Points: 1000]

[Sword Art Online, Vol 1 — Exchange Points: 3000]

[A Certain Magical Index, Vol 1 — Exchange Points: 3000]

[Attack on Titan, Vol 1 — Exchange Points: 3000]

[One-Punch Man (Original), Vol 1 — Exchange Points: 500]

[Next refresh time: Monday, midnight.]

“Huh? One-Punch Man only 500?”

Man! What a surprise!

“Buy buy buy!” He mentally urged excitedly.

[Apologies, your balance is insufficient.]

The next moment, he felt like a bucket of cold water got dumped on him. Only then did Himekoji Akito realize: darn it, he couldn’t even afford 500!

He shook his head, having no choice but to restrain his urge to go on a shopping spree.

…

Right, it was about time to explain the background.

Yes, Himekoji Akito was an otherworlder. And just as you might guess, his initial treatment was pretty much the same as most of his predecessors – the very act of crossing over seemed… outrageous to this world.

Many of the hottest anime, novels, songs, and music from his previous life were gone. In their place were works Himekoji had never even heard of.

For example, the current most popular big three long-running battle series – Team Devil-Hunters, Ghost Wealth, and The Dark Holy Book – seemed to have replaced the dominance of the “Big Four” battle shonen from his past life.

Hearing this, don’t you feel like saying:

“Wow, this totally screams ‘copy their creativity’ potential!”

However… it wasn’t that simple.

Despite the seemingly perfect start, Himekoji quickly noticed something wasn’t right.

He couldn’t write novels. Neither could he draw manga. Though he’d read plenty of masterpieces and remembered quite a bit of the plots…

But what use was remembering quite a bit?!

Darn it! Where was his guaranteed photographic memory?

Effortlessly sketching One Piece or Naruto? Typing out Sword Art Online or A Certain Magical Index the moment his hands touched the keyboard? Wasn’t that just standard issue ability for every isekai person? Seriously, why couldn’t he do it?!

Was it just because they got here first that they were more skilled?

“I was supposed to be first!”

How Himekoji Akito envied those who could proudly say those words. As a late arrival, he thought he’d have to stick to the “mediocrity route.” That was, until one day during his first year of high school, when he suddenly awakened an incredible system…

[Quest Triggered—]

[Please Choose!]

[B: Activate the System]

[A: Activate the System, and be a Pervert]

[Note: Choice is permanent!]

Every time he recalled that night, Himekoji Akito only regretted his impulsive slip-of-the-finger.

No, wrong! It was clearly momentary blindness!

Damn, he really wanted to slap himself twice! Could you have just opened your eyes wider to look properly back then?! The one ABOVE was Option B! BELOW was Option A!!!

Himekoji Akito was deeply sorrowful.

…

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[Quest Triggered—]

[Please Choose!]

[B: Cast Recommendation Votes]

[A: Cast Recommendation Votes, and be a Pervert]

[Note: It is said perverts won’t dare choose, so anyone who doesn’t pick is a pervert. OK, perfect logic~]